AT&T Stalking Europe for Mergers

By

Anton Troianovski,

Anupreeta Das and

Dana Cimilluca

January 17, 2013

AT&T Inc. is once again starting up its deal machine.

The telecommunications giant is considering buying a counterpart in Europe, a bet that it can best escape constraints on growth at home by getting into a new wireless market where it can upgrade technology and roll out more lucrative pricing strategies, people familiar with the carrier's...